Orange Scouting Report: Stanford vs. Syracuse in the NIT Season Tip-Off title game

APStanford guard Chasson Randle splits the defense of Oklahoma State's Markel Brown, left, and Reger Dowell, right, during the second half of a game in the NIT Season Tip-Off college basketball tournament Wednesday at New York's Madison Square Garden. Stanford won 82-67.

Game time: 5 p.m.
Madison Square Garden, New York City
TV: ESPN

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Dion Waiters and C.J. Fair made major contributions off the bench for the Orange in Wednesday's win against Virginia Tech. Fair had the first double-double of his college career, scoring 11 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Waiters scored nine consecutive points for the Orange during a key stretch in the second half.

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Josh Owens, a 6-foot-8 senior forward, made his first nine shots from the field and finished with 21 points to lead Stanford to an 82-67 victory over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

The Cardinal had their best game from beyond the 3-point line this season.

“We think we can shoot the ball so it wasn’t really an emphasis tonight,” Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins said. “We spaced the floor and got good looks. We always stay in character, tell them to be ready when those shots present themselves and for the most part we took good shots.”

Chasson Randle added 17 points and Aaron Bright had 15 for the Cardinal, who took control with an 18-0 run that spanned both halves.

Stanford scored the last six points of the first half to take a 46-35 lead and the Cardinal opened the second half on a 12-0 run. They hit four of their nine 3-pointers during the spurt.

Stanford came into the game shooting 32.8 percent from 3-point range and the most 3s the Cardinal had in one game was seven against UC Davis. The Cardinal were 5 of 10 from long range in the first half, with Bright going 3 for 5. Randle matched his effort in the second half and Stanford was 9 of 19 from beyond the arc in the game.

It was another solid defensive effort by the Cardinal, who hadn’t allowed an opponent to reach 60 points in their first four games.